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Dispute :: Dispute (v. t.) To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments..

Affirmation :: Affirmation (n.) The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.

Denial :: Denial (n.) A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, imputation, etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a contradiction..

Charge :: Charge (v. t.) To accuse; to make a charge or assertion against (a person or thing); to lay the responsibility (for something said or done) at the door of.

Negation :: Negation (adv.) The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; -- the opposite of affirmation..

Falsehood :: Falsehood (n.) Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity.

Gesture :: Gesture (n.) A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or passion; any action or posture intended to express an idea or a passion, or to enforce or emphasize an argument, assertion, or opinion..

Assertion :: Assertion (n.) Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives..

Reassertion :: Reassertion (n.) A second or renewed assertion of the same thing.

Jactitation :: Jactitation (n.) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.

Doubt :: Doubt (v. i.) A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence; uncertainty of judgment or mind; unsettled state of opinion concerning the reality of an event, or the truth of an assertion, etc.; hesitation..

Declaratively :: Declaratively (adv.) By distinct assertion; not impliedly; in the form of a declaration.

Retract :: Retract (v. t.) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion..

Asseveration :: Asseveration (n.) The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration..

Browbeat :: Browbeat (v. t.) To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses..

Groundless :: Groundless (a.) Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion..

Modesty :: Modesty (n.) The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit..

Falsity :: Falsity (a.) That which is false; falsehood; a lie; a false assertion.

Roundness :: Roundness (n.) Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; as, the roundness of an assertion..

Nail :: Nail (n.) To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap..

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